Locating New Manufacturing and Distribution Operations in North America

March 2024: Global trade barriers (including substantial US import tariffs), supply chain disruptions and high production costs are on the rise, under uncertain economic conditions. What are successful strategic  initiatives to cope with these challenges?

Topics covered in this presentation include:

• Regionalization of production (re-shoring) is on the rise: what are the drivers for decentralized production? Will trade restrictions (read: US import tariffs) lead to new ways of manufacturing footprint optimization?   
• What are the most important trends in location factors in the US and Mexico for production plants? What about labor costs & availability, electricity, tax rates, logistics, safety?
• How to make the right location decision for our new (or consolidated) production location in US/Mexico taking all cost factors, quality of the business environment factors and risk factors into account?
• What are the main labor market concerns in the US and Mexico? How to deal with them in a practical way?
• How can our company identify ‘under the radar’ locations with enough potential to grow? Are there out-of-the-box location alternatives with less recruiting challenges in Mexico or LATAM?
• Opportunities and pitfalls regarding  economic incentives when setting up a new plant in the US/Mexico?

Presented by:

• Rene Buck CEO of BCI Global, contact René at rene.buck@bciglobal.com
• Johan Beukema, Managing Partner of BCI Global, contact Johan at johan.beukema@bciglobal.com
• Allison Turner, VP North America of BCI Global, contact Allison at allison.turner@bciglobal.com 
• Jim Renzas, Senior Director of BCI Global, contact Jim at jim.renzas@bciglobal.com